Pre-Game:
· Broncos defeated Michigan State 2-0 on Friday night
Sophomore Lukas Hafner posted a shutout in his second career start with 22 saves
· It was the first career win and shutout for Hafner
· It was the first shutout win over Michigan State in East Lansing since Dec.11, 1993
· WMU is 2-2-1 at Lawson Ice Arena this season
·The Broncos are 3-0-1 when leading after two periods this season
· Chase Balisy in eight games has one goal and five assist against MSU
First Period:
· Kenney Morrison with his first goal of the season on the power play to give WMU the 1-0 lead
· Assisted by Dennis Brown and Nolan LaPorte
· That ends a streak of 17 straight power plays without a goal
· Justin Kovacs with his fifth goal of the season to give WMU a 2-0 lead
· Assisted Shane Berschbach and Sam Miller
· Broncos lead the Spartans 2-0 after first period
· Shots are tied at 8-8
· WMU is 2-2-1 when leading after the first period
Second Period:
· Chris Dienes with his first career goal on the power play and the Broncos have a 3-0 lead.
· Assisted by Josh Pitt and Shane Berschbach
· Shane Berschbach with his sixth goal of the season and WMU has a 4-0 lead
· Assisted by Justin Kovacs and Josh Pitt
· WMU leads MSU 4-0 after the second period.
· WMU is outshooting the Spartans 22-19 overall and 14-11 in the period
·Broncos are 3-0-1 when leading after two periods
Third Period:
Mackenzie MacEachern with his fourth goal of the year to make the score 4-1
·Thomas Ebbing on the assist, his first of the year
·WMU wins 4-1
· MSU outshot WMU 29-26 overall
·WMU was outshot 10-4 in the third period
·WMU is 5-3 when getting outshot by opponent
Post-Game:
·Three Stars: 3.)Frank Slubowski, 2.)Justin Kovacs, 1.)Shane Berschbach
·WMU wins back-to-back games for the second time this season
·WMU is now 2-0 against Big Ten opponents this season
·Next game for the Broncos will be against Northeastern on Nov. 29 in the Shillelagh Tournament
·The next home game for WMU will be Dec.6 and 7 against North Dakota. Puck drop at 7:05pm
